This is a lovely baby boy sweater with a knitted star element on the chest. At first the sweater is knitted flat (back and forth) and later it is joined in the round. The top is worked top down with raglan sleeves and no seaming required. Part of the front piece is open to allow easy dressing.

SIZES: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18 m

MATERIALS: Baby blue acrylic DK yarn 100 gr/ 300m.
You will need 1 - 2 skeins yarn according to the sweater size.

Knitting Gauge:
22 sts and 30 rows to 10 x 10 cm = 4” x 4” in stocking stitch (knit row on right side, purl row on wrong side) and 4 mm needles.

Needles:
1 x 4 mm (US6)(UK8) long circular needles for a magic loop method or short ones for the body part
1 x 3.5 mm (US4) long circular needles for a magic loop method or short ones for the body rib
1 x 4 mm (US6) UK8) DPNs for the sleeves
1 x 3.5 mm (US4) DPNs for the cuffs

Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers
x 2 Stitch holders/ scrap yarn
x 3 small flat buttons (12 - 15 mm)
Scissors
Sewing thread and needle

STITCHES & TECHNIQUES TO KNOW:
Italian cast on method
Knit Stitch
Stoking sts
Purl Stitch
Cast off
Italian/ tubular cast off in the round
Working on chart

Difficulty level: intermediate

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or request.

Happy knitting!